Well-Known Sayings

A selection of well-known sayings. You may wish to see them in an alternate, less traditional, form.

  1. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
  2. Twinkle, twinkle little star.
  3. Birds of a feather flock together.
  4. Look before you leap.
  5. Beauty is but skin deep.
  6. Don't cry over split milk.
  7. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.
  8. The pen is mightier than the sword.
  9. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
  10. A watched pot never boils.
  11. All that glitters is not gold.
  12. Where there's smoke, there's fire
  13. Beggers can't be choosers.
  14. Charity begings as home.
  15. Dead men tell no tales.
  16. Beginner's luck.
  17. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
  18. He who laughs last, laughs best.
  19. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
  20. Fools go where angels fear to tread.
  21. A stitch in time saves nine.

Paul A.S. Ward
Last modified: Thu Nov 3 16:16:44 EST 2005

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